tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post6140126436164431289..comments2016-12-09T20:41:55.126+00:00Comments on Hyde Cheshire Blog: HMS WrestlerTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-40147408326405554552013-10-02T10:17:29.551+01:002013-10-02T10:17:29.551+01:00Cheers Jeff,
I was reading this yesterday... in ...Cheers Jeff, <br />I was reading this yesterday... in fact I contacted them by phone...<br />I will had this to a post if/when anything turns up.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-11105530242453826702013-10-01T23:58:15.432+01:002013-10-01T23:58:15.432+01:00I had no idea that Cities and Towns adopted vessel...I had no idea that Cities and Towns adopted vessels,<br /><br />http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info_sheets_Warshipweeks.htmJeff Sherwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211947788852966802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-9098521023832155782013-10-01T13:54:58.663+01:002013-10-01T13:54:58.663+01:00Hi Bill... I&#39;ve not had much luck researching ...Hi Bill... I&#39;ve not had much luck researching this on the internet, I did contact Royal Naval Museum at Portsmouth who recommended I tried local archives... so I now await a return call from Tameside Local Studies and Archives, who were I must add very pleasant and helpful. The ship was adopted in December 1941 so I would think it was certainly a big news story locally. <br /><br />I will do an update once any information comes in.<br /><br />This is another lost opportunity for the town to show it&#39;s proud past. While looking into this other, I&#39;ve found out other towns still celebrate this event and are proud to show what the townsfolk did back then in raising the funds needed.<br /><br /> Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-11144888284351081252013-10-01T09:34:31.599+01:002013-10-01T09:34:31.599+01:00I wonder what Hyde paid to adopt a warship. Obvio...I wonder what Hyde paid to adopt a warship. Obviously they didn&#39;t pay for all of it. Was it a kind of sponsorship deal I wonder.<br /><br />My Dad served on HMS Kenya and that ship was adopted by Derby. The Kenya Association still has strong links with the city and they hold their AGM and social weekend there every year. <br /><br />It&#39;s a pity that Hyde does not still have any civic links with this fine old warship.Bill Lancashirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-17096048397869912172013-09-30T22:01:24.945+01:002013-09-30T22:01:24.945+01:00Cheers Dave.... if nowt turns up I&#39;ll drop Cou...Cheers Dave.... if nowt turns up I&#39;ll drop Councillor Fitzpatrick an email, see if he&#39;s seen it knocking about.<br /> Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-35549527750156836962013-09-30T21:52:38.349+01:002013-09-30T21:52:38.349+01:00We showed photographs of the two plaques mentioned...We showed photographs of the two plaques mentioned on <a href="http://hydonian.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/cartwright-street-war-memorial-newton.html" rel="nofollow"> 3 Nov 2012</a> and I took photographs at the same time of all the other memorials etc in that part of the Town Hall and there was no sign of the Warship Week plaque mentioned by Peter Schofield. I&#39;ll go and have another look round to see what I can find out.Dave Williamsnoreply@blogger.com